Full Result 3.50 Happy Valley (HK) | 14 June 2023

Windy Gap Handicap (Class 2) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)

(3yo+) (1m55yds) 1m Good

1st £176,038.34 2nd £67,944.62 3rd £35,516.51 4th £18,530.35 5th £10,809.37

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁰⁾	7. Encountered (IRE) 11/5 K C Leung K L Man	K C Leung K L Man	4	812 t	89	–	105	–
b g Churchill (IRE) - Enrol (Pivotal)
In touch on outside, took closer order from 3f out, led 2f out, ridden clear 1 1/2f out, kept on strongly and drew further clear inside final furlong, easily

2⁽¹⁾ 4¾	1. The Irishman (NZ) 21/10F C Y Ho K W Lui	C Y Ho K W Lui	5	99 t	100	–	105	–
b g Tavistock (NZ) - Zeranti (NZ) (Zabeel)
Tracked leaders, ridden and kept on well from 1 1/2f out, took 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with easy winner

3⁽⁵⁾ 1 [5¾]	12. Winning Dragon (CHI) 12/1 Karis Teetan A S Cruz	Karis Teetan A S Cruz	5	83 ht	80	–	83	–
b g Ivan Denisovich (IRE) - Perdoname (CHI) (Stuka)
In touch, driven over 2f out, kept on well from 1 1/2f out, no chance with easy winner

4⁽²⁾ ½ [6¼]	11. Sunny Star (USA) 9/1 M L Yeung C Fownes	M L Yeung C Fownes	6	83 b¹	80	–	82	–
b g Flatter (USA) - Suzee Sunrise (USA) (Chester House)
Midfield, ridden and headway 1 1/2f out, kept on well final furlong

5⁽¹²⁾ 2 [8¼]	3. Savaquin (NZ) 56/1 Brenton Avdulla J Size	Brenton Avdulla J Size	6	94	95	–	92	–
b g Savabeel (AUS) - Sequin (NZ) (Pins)
Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, driven and kept on inside final furlong, never dangerous

6⁽⁶⁾ shd [8¼]	4. Berlin Tango 32/1 Harry Bentley A S Cruz	Harry Bentley A S Cruz	6	92 htb	93	–	90	–
b g Dansili - Fantasia (Sadler's Wells)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong, never dangerous

7⁽⁹⁾ shd [8½]	8. Cheerful Days (AUS) 19/1 Matthew Poon ² K W Lui	Matthew Poon ² K W Lui	6	89 b	88	–	84	–
b g Smart Missile (AUS) - Saint Minerva (AUS) (Galileo)
Held up towards rear, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven and kept on final furlong, never dangerous

8⁽⁴⁾ nk [8¾]	6. Mr Ascendency (IRE) 12/1 Alexis Badel P F Yiu	Alexis Badel P F Yiu	5	90 p	91	–	87	–
ch g The Gurkha (IRE) - Dietrich (USA) (Storm Cat)
Midfield, ridden inside 2f out, wide into straight and lost place, soon no impression

9⁽⁷⁾ 1¼ [10]	9. Atullibigeal (AUS) 31/5 Michael Dee D J Hall	Michael Dee D J Hall	4	88 hb	85	–	78	–
b g Street Boss (USA) - Kellys Ocean Jewel (Dansili)
Held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never in contention

10⁽³⁾ ½ [10½]	5. Everyone's Delight (NZ) 35/1 Matthew Chadwick F C Lor	Matthew Chadwick F C Lor	6	91 tv	92	–	84	–
b g El Roca (AUS) - Catch Your Idol (NZ) (Zabeel)
Led, headed 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, weakened final furlong

11⁽¹¹⁾ 2 [12½]	2. Bourbonaire (NZ) 18/1 Antoine Hamelin J Size	Antoine Hamelin J Size	5	95 7 h	89	–	83	–
b g Darci Brahma (NZ) - Star Guest (NZ) (Pentire)
Midfield, ridden over 2f out, lost place inside 2f out, soon beaten

12⁽⁸⁾ 3¼ [15¾]	10. Oriental Smoke (AUS) 44/1 L Hewitson David A Hayes	L Hewitson David A Hayes	5	86 b	83	–	63	–
b g Artie Schiller (USA) - I'm Mary Too (AUS) (Flying Spur)
With leader, ridden over 2f out lost place 2f out, soon beaten, eased final furlong

12 ran Winning time: 1m 38.87s (slow by 0.87s) Total SP: 123%
1st owner: Vincent Wong Yin Shun (Encountered) 1st breeder: Rabbah Bloodstock Limited
2nd owner: Edmond Lee Man Bun (The Irishman)
3rd owner: Alexander Yeung Kwok Kai, Edward Yeung Et Al (Winning Dragon)
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3:50 Happy Valley (HK) 14 Jun 2023

Windy Gap Handicap (Class 2) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)